A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass an examination. He got 148 marks and failed by 50 marks. The maximum marks of the examination are
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 600
Failing by 50 marks means the pass mark is 50 more than the marks he got, and the pass mark is 33% of the maximum marks \(M\).
Pass mark \(=148+50=198\)
33% of \(M\) is the pass mark: \(\displaystyle \frac{33}{100}\times M=198\)
\(\displaystyle M=\frac{198\times100}{33}=600\)